Guardian Angel

It's late so I'm calling this done. I might go back and fix a few things later.

Guardian Angel: Work In Progress

Here's a rough sketch on top of a sketch I did on a post-it.
This is super rough and I'll complete it on a Cintiq. :)

stay tuned for the final version! ;)

Lucky is all CG!

I have been fortunate to have animated on Trix and Lucky Charms commercials for the past five years at Calabash Animation. Sadly, Lucky Charms has made the transition to all CG. That's been a huge hit to my freelance work. Here's the Cartoon Brew article about the transition. I'll keep my thoughts to myself. ;)

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/lucky-the-leprechaun-from-lucky-charms-cereal-transitions-from-cel-animation-to-3-d.html

new knight model sheet

here's an updated version I just did tonight of that knight:

Happy Valentine's Day!

I don't have any new sketches to share for Valentine's Day, so I figured I would share a pinup photo I did at the end of the summer. I guess it's blog worthy. ;) There are plenty more, but this one is my fav. :) I've never had the opportunity to celebrate this "holiday," but for those of you who do, Happy Valentine's Day! Feel blessed to have your sweet-heart and hold them tight! :)

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old stop motion animation (2004)

I was looking through some old files and found this little piece of stop motion from my college days. I totally forgot all about this! I believe I did this in 2004. This puppet currently lives in my parents' basement. Sorry for the low quality of this video! Maybe I can find the original files and render a full resolution one.

Blizzard of 2011!

What a crazy blizzard! I thought I would use this snow day to stay inside and draw, but I actually spent most of the day outside enjoying the snow. So in place of what was supposed to be some snow inspired drawings, here are a few photos. Enjoy!

for more pictures, check out my Snowpocalypse album on Facebook

:)

girl sketch

drawing at the museum

This month The Art Institute of Chicago is free so we took advantage of it this week. My favorite spot to draw is down in the American galleries. There is a nice little spot full of sculptures right outside the galleries.

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